Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Barley Hall
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Abbot's House
- Minster Library
- Olive Oil Container
- The Shambles
- York and the Holocaust
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Garrison